The impressive entrance hall with a ceiling that 'ascends in a sequence of waves' to its full, five storey height.

Heading towards the exhibition space (to the left) and the cafe (at the far end).

Inside can be found priceless treasures such as the Magna Carta, the Lindisfarne Gospels, Leonardo da Vinci's Notebook and the first edition of The Times from 18 March 1788.

Visitors checking out Morgan's 'London Actually Survey'd' map of 1682 at the London: A Life In Maps exhibition.

A view of the exhibition space.

Checking out the maps.

Grabbing a coffee in the cafe.

The cafe area is shadowed by an enormous wall of ancient books.

Another view inside the map exhibition.

Looking across the entrance hall.

Bonkers chair in the entrance hall.

Information desk at the entrance.

Empty cloakroom.

Crowds leaving at the end of the day (note: the Library closes quite early - they were turfing us out at 5pm).

'Taking Liberties' exhibition, November 2008

We visited a fascinating exhibition at the British Library revealing Britain's '1,000-year struggle for our freedoms and rights.'

A tour of historic struggles for freedom, there's over 200 iconic documents and objects on display including the well known - like the Magna Carta of 1215, and the 1649 death warrant of King Charles I - and lesser known documents like the hand-written minutes of the Putney debates, recording the arguments between Cromwell's New Model Army and the radical Levellers.